Life expectancy fell almost 2 years in 2020: CDC
By Justine Coleman - 12/21/21 06:43 PM EST
Life expectancy in the U.S. dropped by almost two years last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, representing the biggest single-year decline in more than 75 years, according to finalized statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Mortality data released by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) calculated the life expectancy in 2020 at 77 years – a 1.8-year decrease from 2019.
COVID-19 ranked as the third-leading cause of death with more than 350,000 fatalities, behind heart disease and cancer deaths, which both surpassed 600,000.
Life expectancy among men fell 2.1 years to 74.2 years last year, while women’s life expectancy dipped 1.5 years to 79.9.
For the first time in 2020, diabetes deaths surpassed 100,000 and accidental injury fatalities reached beyond 200,000.
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